Any Christian familys at DW IN May

[chobie]

your post shows why such an expression is interpreted as ignorant, narrow-minded...So Christians expressing an interest in meeting other Christians is just a natural thing for "people" to do...but atheists doing the same--well that is just silly--atheists apparently from your statement are not "people, too"--atheists expressing an interest in meeting other atheists would be like some insects wanting to meet each other...that is just so silly...

...and again the other thing that most of the posts ignore or seem ignorant of is that the whole umbrella term CHRISTIAN is soooo NOT a common thing--there are so many VIOLENT disagreements between self-labeled CHRISTIANS that it is only someone with a very narrow mind or limited life experience that would think that using it as a means to sort out the desirable from the undesirable would be useful...they might benefit by expanding their horizons...

Those who call themselves CHRISTIANS are people, too, you know-as you wrote--that means they have been nice and mean, good and bad, pleasant and unpleasant, drunk and sober, honest and dishonest, decent, law abiding loving,people and child molesting, raping, horrible murderers---etc...just about anything you could describe as human behaviouir has been done by self-professed Christians and non-Christians, alike....

Amen.

 

[Zippa D Doodah]

your post shows why such an expression is interpreted as ignorant, narrow-minded...So Christians expressing an interest in meeting other Christians is just a natural thing for "people" to do...but atheists doing the same--well that is just silly--atheists apparently from your statement are not "people, too"--atheists expressing an interest in meeting other atheists would be like some insects wanting to meet each other...that is just so silly...

What is silly is that there is little or no established social gatherings of atheists. In oprganized religions people come togther to worship their deity of preference. To my knowledge there is not a group that meets to "not worship". That is why it was a silly construct in the context of my illustration. You can feel free to jump off my case any time now.

 

[msjpatt]

Too bad we are going to miss you. My husband is also from Scotland and we too are Christians. In fact his father was a Minister in Balintore, Scotland until his death a few years ago. It would of been nice for my husband to get a chance to meet you since he now lives in North Carolina and does not get much interaction with Scots.

 

[RickinNYC]

Hey there. Both my partner (his name is Joe) and I are both Catholic so that makes us Christian. We'll be in WDW in October this year, celebrating our wedding, as well as our 15th anniversary. We'd love to meet any of the Christian's on this particular thread if you happen to be vacationing the same time we are. It would be great to make new friends while celebrating our special, very blessed, occasion.


Same goes for just about anyone else who might be traveling to WDW the same time! Love to meet new folks and make new friends from all over the country and the world!

And we're nice guys. We've met a few fellow DIS'ers and have nothing but a great time.

 

[sha_lyn]

And DMRick, I agree with you. Non-Christians do not like to hang with Christians (for long periods of time, I should add) just as people who do drugs do not want to hang around people who are clean, just as people who do not drink don't want to hang around people who go out and drink, just as people who cuss do not want to be around people who do not cuss. It makes people uncomfortable. It is human nature, not an insult.

I don't find the OP offensive, but the above quote I find highly offensive.
It might not be your intent but it really comes off as if you are saying
Christian= clean, sober non cursing while non-Christan= drunk drug addicted fowl mouths. The most telling part is "It makes people uncomfortable".
Well I can tell you that this non-Christian is not uncomfortable around her Christian friends, just as they are not uncomfortable around me. Perhaps if you stopped judging people for what they believe, then you could feel comfortable around them.

 

[DisneyMomx7]

I don't find the OP offensive, but the above quote I find highly offensive.
It might not be your intent but it really comes off as if you are saying
Christian= clean, sober non cursing while non-Christan= drunk drug addicted fowl mouths. The most telling part is "It makes people uncomfortable".
Well I can tell you that this non-Christian is not uncomfortable around her Christian friends, just as they are not uncomfortable around me. Perhaps if you stopped judging people for what they believe, then you could feel comfortable around them.

EXACTLY!

 

[sha_lyn]

Rick... Any plans to go next Oct to celebrate your 1yr wedding anniversary? That is when we plan on going back to WDW. I have really been moved by many of your post and I would love to meet up with you and Joe sometime.

 

[RickinNYC]

Rick... Any plans to go next Oct to celebrate your 1yr wedding anniversary? That is when we plan on going back to WDW. I have really been moved by many of your post and I would love to meet up with you and Joe sometime.

It is VERY likely that we'll be in WDW October, 2006. We typically travel down there at around the same time every year. it'd be great to meet up!

 

[sha_lyn]

How cool. We have no set plans now. Will likely go mid Oct. We want to be there when crowds are low, weather is mild and expedition everest is open.

 

[GEM]

If you are going on an extended vacation with someone, I can see why it might be important to find someone that shares your religious beliefs. Maybe you want to be able to go to church together on Sunday morning, do Bible studies together in the evening, make sure you will have the same interestes and beliefs - since you will be spending so much time togehter.

However, I just can't wrap my brain around caring about the religious beliefs of someone you are going to meet up with for a bit at a theme park. This is an honest question - Does it matter to you the religion of the family you are going to meet for lunch at Pecos Bills or of the kids your children spend an afternoon splashing in the pool with? If it doesn't, if you are open to meeting and enjoying good and interesting people of all backgrounds, then I still don't understand why you would post something like this in the first place. It's totally a foreign concept to me. I guess we're what you would call agnostic (we acknowledge that there MIGHT be some kind of higher power, but we don't believe that we, or anybody else, really knows what it is). Anyway, if I was trying to find some people to hang out with while we were at Disney, it wouldn't occur to me to ask for a specific religion any more than a specific skin color. From what many of you are saying, we should post a thread asking to meet other families without any handicapped individuals in them. Afterall, we don't have any handicaps and people like to stay with others like themselves. Like I said before, I can understand asking to meet families with kids -instead of singles or retired couples, etc. - because they are looking for someone for their kids to play with. That doesn't bother me at all. It just seems odd to take that a step further and ask for a specific type of family. As I said, it seems sort of limiting.

And, as others have said, asking for Christians certainly isn't going to limit you to getting any specific sort of person. There are all kinds of Christians with all kinds of beliefs. For instance, I guess some Christians have a problem with alcohol. Well, I know a lot of Christians from several different denominations - and none of them have any problem with a little social drinking. So, what's the point in asking for Christians if you still have no idea what kind of people you'll be getting?

In fact, to me, one of the best things about going to Disney is the chance to meet people with different backgrounds - people from different countries, people of different races and religions, people with totally different lives than my own. We live in a very small, southern town. There's not a lot of diversity here. On vacation, I relish the chance to meet people who might have different lifestyles, histories, and beliefs. And, I love that my son gets exposed to people who look, sound, or believe differently. The last thing I would want is to meet people who are as much like as as possible. So, I guess I just totally don't get it.

Sorry for rambling. I do hope the OP has a wonderful trip. She seems like a sweet person who really had no idea that this was going to spark such a discussion. I've certainly found it interesting, though. Again, I don't mean to be hostile and angry - and I hope I didn't come across that way. I'm just genuinely confused.

 

[DMRick]

However, I just can't wrap my brain around caring about the religious beliefs of someone you are going to meet up with for a bit at a theme park.
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But evidently, the OP can.

 

[GEM]

Well, then that's a real shame. They're going to miss out on a lot of amazing people. Oh well. I guess I'm done trying to understand.

I assume nobody will have any problems or complaints when they see me post askinging to meet other white families or other families who have completed higher levels of education. Oh, and no handicapped people, please. And, we're in good shape, so no fat people to slow us down. Afterall, we all want to be with people like ourselves - and that's a totally natural and good thing, right?

 

[txgirl]

I think it was cool to want to link up with another Christian family! It is sad to see several people make such an issue of this. Big deal -- get over it!

I think that if someone wants to meet up with another Christian family, good for them! I know I would want to! And I hope they have the greatest, God-filled time at WDW they could ever imagine! Pixie dust to all my Christian brothers and sisters!

Hey disneyaggie! My very best friend in the world lives in Frisco, TX! We are a Texan family living in exile in Virginia! My friend lives in the plantation area? We are originally from Cleburne(way down yonder)

On the subject-my agreement is with there was no malice in the original post. Christians are not exclusive! All are invited to join this family The OP just asked if there were others like him and his family to meet up with during his vacation. I agree with others who stated this thread would have never been considered offensive if he asked about any rednecks from Oklahoma (sorry Okies ) or how bout' any breastfeeding momma's from Minnesota? He could have even said, hey vegans let's eat some greens together . But he said "Christian" and the fact that rubbed some the wrong way is sad

 

[tc]

This thread is making my very tired.

I just pm'd the OP and told him we would love to meet his family. I also asked him to not run away because of what happened to his thread. I told him the Dis is a wonferful place to get information about WDW, and is full of wonderful people who I consider friends. I suggested that a meet could possibly be set up via PM's, since this thread is definately off-topic. So, if you'd like to meet other like-minded folks at WDW the end of May, please pm 50Bear and maybe we can work something out.

I'd hate to see this thread get closed, so can we just be friends?

 

[chobie]

If you go back to the beginning of this thread, the "attacks' did not start with non-Christians posting. There were a couple of light-hearted "hey we might not be Christians but we're good people who will be there at the same time" and a couple people asking why the OP specified he wanted to meet specific people on a board that is open to everyone. These examples are not insulting or attacking in anyway.

It seems as if the "attacks" started when Christians felt they were being attacked for their beliefs and then comparing non-Christians to drug abusers.
Now that is offensive.

 

[txgirl]

However, I just can't wrap my brain around caring about the religious beliefs of someone you are going to meet up with for a bit at a theme park. This is an honest question - Does it matter to you the religion of the family you are going to meet for lunch at Pecos Bills or of the kids your children spend an afternoon splashing in the pool with? .

It makes sense to Christians because they are Christians. It is not about exclusion. Other posters have noted comparisions regarding children vs no-children. Good point, because before children there were many things I DID NOT understand about parenting . You know, like "I am never gonna do that with my kid" or "my kid will never act like that" or even the overwhelming love that enters your heart the moment you hold that tiny newborn in your arms . No one can explain that "feeling". I do not understand how people don't eat meat. I don't understand, because I've never tried to. I am not interested in being a vegeterian. I am not knockin' it-it's just not for me; therefore I don't understand that way of life. To say, you don't get it makes complete sense. Christianity is not part of your life. For those of us who are, it is the most important part of who we are. NOTHING else is as important as who created us and why. Our lives are centered around our biblical values and our relationship with the Lord. Does that sound foreign?

 

[DisneyMomx7]

It doesn't make sense to all Christians. Once again just proving the point that there are all types of Christians. Some of us just keep it more personal and don't go around wearing our religion on our sleeve. If thats what makes people happy and fulfilled that fine - but I don't think anyone should speak for all Christians.

 

[DMRick]

It seems as if the "attacks" started when Christians felt they were being attacked for their beliefs and then comparing non-Christians to drug abusers.
Now that is offensive.

One person did use that analogy, and it's not one I would have used myself, and I believe I pointed that out. But in any case, I've seen nothing wrong over the years when people have asked to meet certain groups at Disney. It didn't mean he was excluding meeting anyone else. There are many times over the years that certain groups meet at Disney. I personally have met people and never known what their faith was. I do enjoy meeting people with the same interests as me, as it gives us a starting point to visiting, and I see nothing wrong with that. Our camping group often meets, even in the winter with snow on the ground, and we invite other campers to meet with us. It's an interest and a big part of our lives. While non campers are welcome to join us, I'm sure hearing about our trucks and RV's for hours would not interest them. There are even some Christian campgroups on line, and I came across one campgroup that was for those who prefer no clothes when camping (I passed on that one). Although the group does not appear to have a website anymore, there was a group of campers who advertised for gay family groups to get together to camp. I didn't think I was invited, and I wasn't insulted to not be. There are all sorts and types of groups and many reasons people might want to get together. Heck I held a computer craft meet in a campground. We only included crafters and their families. That's the way life goes sometimes.

 

[GEM]

I do not understand how people don't eat meat. I don't understand, because I've never tried to. I am not interested in being a vegeterian. I am not knockin' it-it's just not for me; therefore I don't understand that way of life.

OK. But if you were headed to Disney World, would it occur to you to post a thread asking to meet other "meat eaters"? Of course not. You wouldn't care if the people you met up with for a few hours of Disney fun were vegetarians or total carnivores. Why would it matter to you? I see the religion issue the same way.

 

[Zippa D Doodah]

While I enjoy good company regardless of religion (as long as its not Duke fans), I am always excited to meet up with other Christians, especially those who are from other parts of the world. I appreciate the diversity in the Church. I certainly would meet up with RickinNYC and his partner, as well as the OP's family from Scotland. I only wish I were going to be in Disney at those times I am guessing that if our conversation turned to religion they could share faith perspectives that would be somewhat different from my own. When Christians meet other Christians, as diverse as they may be, one common denominator they always have is a love of the Lord Jesus Christ.